Oxford Arms is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. Pub. 6 related planning applications.

Oxford Arms

WRENN ID
ancient-bonework-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1978
Type
Pub
Address
Oxford Arms, 12, Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5DX
OS grid reference
SX 805 603
Coordinates
50.4308, -3.68369
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Oxford Arms is a public house dating from the earlier 19th century, with alterations, located on Fore Street. It is included on the list for its group value and the significance of its rear premises.

The front of the building is two storeys high and has two windows. It is topped by a Welsh slate roof with a red brick gable stack. The front elevation is rendered and features false half-timbering to the first floor, along with an eaves cornice. The first floor is jettied, with a wooden fascia. A plinth runs along the base. The first floor contains architraved sash windows with glazing bars; the ground floor window is five-light with a transom and mullions. A recessed doorway is topped by a fanlight. A former doorway on the return has been altered.

The rear premises, originally a separate house, dates from the later 18th century. This section is two storeys high with five windows (some modern) and a Welsh slate roof with a boxed-out eaves cornice. Construction is of rendered Devonian limestone rubble. The first floor has three architraved sash windows with glazing bars. A doorway has a plain, square-cut surround, leading to a raised and fielded panel door.

Local climate

Oxford Arms receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
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